[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 3981.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation ensures that the Secretary of the Army is 
     provided the authority by the Congress to lend or donate 
     excess small arms to eligible organizations in order for them 
     to fulfill their mission of providing dignified burial honor 
     services for veterans. Specific authority is provided by 
     Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power 
     to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; 
     to make rules for the government and regulation of the land 
     and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia.